Incredible Shakespeare At American Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford Rebecca Henry J. Taylor profiles the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Connecticut. The piece celebrates the replica Stratford on the River Housatonic with 1564 seats, notes Shakespeare’s enduring genius, argues English roots and global influence, and reflects on mysteries of his will and legacy.
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Henry J. Taylor
Stratford
Conn
American Shakespeare Theatre
Housatonic
Bridgeport
Shakespeare Travel Center
Shakespeare Arms
Manor
Stratford-on-Avon
Audley End
England
Europe
Shakespeare
James I
Drug battle tools lacking in US narcotics fight
Classified Customs Bureau documents reveal the government cannot curb drug smuggling via small boats or private aircraft. Budget cuts and fragmented efforts hinder air and water interdiction, while DEA and INS plans lag behind needed tools and coordination.
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Washington
Nixon
Customs Bureau
Dunkirk
United States
Office of Management and Budget
Customs
Customs Agency Service
Treasury Department
New Drug Enforcement Administration
DEA
Justice Department
George Brosan
Kissinger Seen As Strong Yet Tested Choice for Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger, if confirmed as Secretary of State, pledges a more open policy and promises to keep Congress informed. He is praised for diplomacy and Vietnam endgame, while critics note Watergate shadows and the need to restore America's image abroad and at home.
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Henry Kissinger
Congress
United States
America
Kissinger
Haise survives Apollo 13 near disaster then crash wounds in Texas
Former Apollo 13 lunar pilot Fred Haise Jr. was severely burned when a WWII era Confederate Air Force plane he piloted stalled and crashed near Galveston. Haise, 39, was en route from Angleton to Galveston airport. his condition was listed as critical. The narrative contrasts the space mission's peril with a dangerous hobby flight ending in a fiery field crash.
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Fred Haise Jr
Earth
Galveston
Eddie Burks
Haise
Angleton
Tex
Frankenstein sisters seek name change to avoid teasing
Jane Marie Frankenstein aged 16 and Mary Ann Frankenstein aged 15 petitioned a court for a name change to stop high school friends from taunting them. The item notes other disparate items from the era including a pause on state salary deductions and President Truman's Bermuda vacation.
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Frankenstein
Jane Marie
Mary Ann
State Capital
Arthur H. Vandenberg
President Truman
On This Date in History August 24 1973 Highlights
Today marks events from 1814 British capture Washington to 1939 Nazi Soviet pact and 1932 Earhart flight. Birthdays include Angie Brooks and Ralph Lapp. Thought cites Reading as mind exercise.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Capitol
White House
George Washington
Philadelphia
Davey Crockett
Tennessee
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Thomas A. Edison
Amelia Earhart
United States
Germany
Soviet
Union
South Vietnam
Saigon University
France
South Pacific
Argentina
Angie Brooks
Ralph E. Lapp
Richard Steele
Public school risk management eyed by New Mexico panel
Public school property costs rising amid vandalism prompt an interim committee led by Rep. Alvino Castillo to study a one year risk management program. A state division would oversee insured property across districts and state universities with potential legislative action in January.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
Alvino Castillo
D-Raton
Insurance Study Committee
Castillo
New Mexico
Bruce King
Legislative
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Piedmont Virginian
Bick
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Texas
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L.O. Fullen
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Bermuda
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Stockton
New Mexico Cattle Growers Assn
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